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The modern usage of the automotive term manumatic denotes an automatic transmission that allows the driver to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters, steering wheel-mounted push-buttons, or "+" and "-" controls on the gear selector.^[1]

In the 1950s, the Automotive Products company in the United Kingdom produced an automated clutch system for automobiles called the Manumatic. This system was installed in cars with a manual transmission, allowing them to be driven without needing to use a clutch pedal.

Automatic transmissions

Since the popularization of the hydraulic automatic transmission in the 1940s, many automatic transmissions have allowed indirect control of the gear selection, usually in the form of locking out higher gears. This was provided to allow engine braking on downhills or prevent the use of overdrive gears when towing and was typically achieved using positions such as "3", "2", and "1" on the gear selector.

An automatic transmission with a manumatic function provides a greater level of control by allowing the driver to request an upshift or downshift at a specific time. This is usually achieved using "+" and "-" positions on the gear selector or with paddle-shifters mounted beside the steering wheel. Manufacturers use a variety of tradenames for the manumatic function, as listed below.

The driver often does not have full control of the gear selection, as most manumatic modes will deny a gear change request that would result in the engine stalling (from too few RPM) or over-revving. Some transmissions will hold the requested gear indefinitely, while others will return to automatic gear selection after a period of time.

Tradenames

Alfa Romeo: Sportronic, Q-System, Q-Tronic
Alpina: Switchtronic
Aston Martin: Touchtronic
BMW: Steptronic
Chevrolet / Saturn: TAPshift
Chrysler / Dodge / Jeep / Ram: AutoStick
Ford (Australia): Sequential Sports Shift
Ford (USA): SelectShift
Holden: Active Select
Honda / Acura: S-matic, MultiMatic, SportShift
Hyundai: Shiftronic, HIVEC H-Matic
Infiniti: Manual Shift Mode
Jaguar: Bosch Mechatronic
Kia: Sportmatic
Lancia: Comfortronic
Land Rover: CommandShift
Lexus: E-Shift
Lincoln: SelectShift
Mazda: ActiveMatic, SportMatic (North America)
Mercedes-Benz: TouchShift, G-Tronic
MG-Rover: Steptronic
Mitsubishi: INVECS, INVECS-II, Sportronic, Tiptronic
Nissan: Xtronic (also used in Xtronic CVT), DualMatic M-ATx
Opel / Vauxhall: ActiveSelect, Tiptronic
Peugeot: Tiptronic
Pontiac: TACshift (Touch Activated Control), TAPshift (Touch Activated Power), Driver Shift Control (DSC)
Proton: PROTRONIC
Subaru: Sportshift
Toyota: Direct Shift
Volkswagen / Audi / SEAT / Škoda / Porsche: Tiptronic
Volvo Cars: Geartronic

1950s automated clutch system

The Automotive Products company in the United Kingdom produced an automated clutch system for automobiles in the 1950s called the Manumatic. This system is largely unrelated to later use of the term relating to automatic transmissions. The Manumatic was installed in cars with a manual transmission, allowing them to be driven without needing to use a clutch pedal.^[2] According to the modern use of the term it would be classified as an automated manual transmission and not as a manumatic transmission.

References

^ "MANUMATIC English Definition and Meaning". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
^ Abbey, Staton. "Practical Automobile Engineering - Clutch Systems": 193–194. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1] "MANUMATIC English Definition and Meaning". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-24.

[2] Abbey, Staton. "Practical Automobile Engineering - Clutch Systems": 193–194. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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+{{Short description|Type of automotive transmission}}
-The modern usage of the term '''manumatic''' is an [[automatic transmission]] that allows the driver control to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters or "+" and "-" controls on the [[Gear_stick#Automatic_transmission|gear selector]].
+The modern usage of the [[automotive]] term '''manumatic''' denotes an [[automatic transmission]] that allows the driver to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters, [[steering wheel]]-mounted [[push-button]]s, or "+" and "-" controls on the [[Gear stick#Automatic transmission|gear selector]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/manumatic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104124105/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/manumatic |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |title=MANUMATIC English Definition and Meaning |publisher=Lexico.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-24}}</ref>
-In the 1950s, the [[Automotive Products]] company in the United Kingdom produced an automated clutch system for automobiles called the "Manumatic". This system was installed in cars with a [[manual transmission]], allowing them to be driven without needing to use a clutch pedal.
+In the 1950s, the ''[[Automotive Products]]'' company in the United Kingdom produced an [[semi-automatic transmission|automated clutch system]] for [[automobile]]s called the ''Manumatic''. This system was installed in cars with a [[manual transmission]], allowing them to be driven without needing to use a [[clutch|clutch pedal]].
 == Automatic transmissions ==
-{{refimprove section|date=October 2020}}
+{{more citations needed section|date=October 2020}}
-Since the popularization of the [[Automatic_transmission#Hydraulic_automatic_transmissions|hydraulic automatic transmission]] in the 1940s, many automatic transmissions have allowed indirect control of the gear selection, usually in the form of locking out higher gears. This was provided to allow engine braking on downhills or prevent the use of [[overdrive (mechanics)|overdrive]] gears when towing, and was typically achieved using positions such as "3", "2" and "1" on the gear selector.
+Since the popularization of the [[hydraulic automatic transmission]] in the 1940s, many automatic transmissions have allowed indirect control of the gear selection, usually in the form of locking out higher gears. This was provided to allow engine braking on downhills or prevent the use of [[overdrive (mechanics)|overdrive]] gears when towing and was typically achieved using positions such as "3", "2", and "1" on the gear selector.
-An automatic transmission with a manumatic function provides a greater level of control, by allowing the driver to request an upshift or downshift at a specific time. This is usually achieved using "+" and "-" positions on the gear selector or with paddle-shifters mounted beside of the steering wheel. Manufacturers use a variety of tradenames for the manumatic function, as listed below.
+An automatic transmission with a ''manumatic'' function provides a greater level of control by allowing the driver to request an upshift or downshift at a specific time. This is usually achieved using "+" and "-" positions on the gear selector or with paddle-shifters mounted beside the steering wheel. Manufacturers use a variety of tradenames for the manumatic function, as listed below.
-The driver often does not have full control of the gear selection, as most manumatic modes will deny a gear change request that would result in the engine stalling (from too few RPM) or over-revving. Some transmissions will hold the requested gear indefinitely, while others will return to automatic gear selection after a period of time.
+The driver often does not have full control of the gear selection, as most manumatic modes will deny a gear change request that would result in the engine stalling (from too few [[RPM]]) or over-revving. Some transmissions will hold the requested gear indefinitely, while others will return to automatic gear selection after a period of time.
 === Tradenames ===
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 *[[Chrysler (brand)|Chrysler]] / [[Dodge]] / [[Jeep]] / [[Ram Trucks|Ram]]: [[AutoStick]]
 *[[Ford Australia|Ford (Australia)]]: Sequential Sports Shift
-*[[Ford|Ford (USA)]]: SelectShift
+*[[Ford Motor Company|Ford (USA)]]: SelectShift
 *[[Holden]]: Active Select
 *[[Honda]] / [[Acura]]: S-matic, MultiMatic, SportShift
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 *[[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]]: SelectShift
 *[[Mazda]]: ActiveMatic, SportMatic (North America)
-*[[Mercedes-Benz]]: TouchShift, G Tronic
+*[[Mercedes-Benz]]: TouchShift, G-Tronic
 *[[MG-Rover]]: Steptronic
-*[[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]: INVECS, INVECS II, INVECS III, Sportronic, Tiptronic, Allshift
+*[[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]: INVECS, INVECS-II, Sportronic, Tiptronic
-*[[Nissan]]: Xtronic (also used in "Xtronic CVT"), DualMatic M-ATx
+*[[Nissan]]: Xtronic (also used in ''Xtronic CVT''), DualMatic M-ATx
 *[[Opel]] / [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]: ActiveSelect, Tiptronic
 *[[Peugeot]]: Tiptronic
-*[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]: TACshift (Touch Activated Control), TAPshift (Touch Activated Power), Driver Shift Control (DSC)
+*[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]: TACshift (''Touch Activated Control''), TAPshift (''Touch Activated Power''), Driver Shift Control (''DSC'')
 *[[Proton Holdings|Proton]]: PROTRONIC
 *[[Subaru]]: Sportshift
-*[[Toyota]]: ECT
+*[[Toyota]]: Direct Shift
+*[[Volkswagen]] / [[Audi]] / [[SEAT]] / [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] / [[Porsche]]: Tiptronic
-*[[UD Trucks]]: ESCOT
-*[[Volkswagen]] / [[Audi]] / [[SEAT]] / [[Porsche]]: Tiptronic
 *[[Volvo Cars]]: [[Geartronic]]
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 {{main|Automotive Products#Manumatic and Newtowndrive automated clutch systems {{!}} Automotive Products}}
-The Automotive Products company in the United Kingdom produced an automated clutch system for automobiles in the 1950s called the "Manumatic". This system is largely unrelated to the later usage of the term relating to automatic transmissions. The Manumatic was installed in cars with a manual transmission, allowing them to be driven without needing to use a clutch pedal.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Abbey |first1=Staton |title=Practical Automobile Engineering - Clutch Systems |pages=193-194}}</ref>
+The Automotive Products company in the United Kingdom produced an automated clutch system for automobiles in the 1950s called the ''Manumatic''. This system is largely unrelated to later use of the term relating to automatic transmissions. The ''Manumatic'' was installed in cars with a manual transmission, allowing them to be driven without needing to use a clutch pedal.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Abbey |first1=Staton |title=Practical Automobile Engineering - Clutch Systems |pages=193–194}}</ref> According to the modern use of the term it would be classified as an [[automated manual transmission]] and not as a manumatic transmission.
 ==See also==
+{{Transmission types}}
 *[[Automated manual transmission]]
 *[[Automatic transmission]]
-*[[Dual clutch transmission]]
+*[[Dual-clutch transmission]]
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